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Release Manager (6 Month Contract with options to extend)General DescriptionOur client is looking for a Cutover / Release Manager to provide services as outlined below to help coordinate business and IT stakeholders within their Cybersecurity and IT Resiliency Program. The succesful candidate will define release and cutover strategies and manage multiple releases of ongoing and in-parallel cybersecurity projects.Our client has updated its cybersecurity vision and strategy. A transformation plan and roadmap for improvement initiatives have been developed. The Release and Cutover Manager will work closely with the Cybersecurity Program Manager, the Cybersecurity & Resiliency team, the Planning, Architecture and Design team, and other technical leaders across the organization.Release and Cutover Manager will,Perform initial assessments of releases and cutovers by engaging with the right stakeholders toidentify scope, impacted services, program objectives and communication plan.Create integrated release and cutover plans that identify project teams, milestones, deploymentstrategies, dependencies, business impacts, sequencing, risk & contingency, rollback and transition.Lead other teams to execute release and cutover plans through careful preparation, definition ofgo / no-go criteria, performing quality checks through the cutover and post go-live reporting.Responsibilities :The successful candidate will provide release and cutover delivery leadership across the program and specific executable plans for the projects including but not limited to :1. Release Planning and Coordination2. Release Process Management3. Release Risk and Quality Management4.Cutover Assessment and Planning6.Cutover Plan Execution and Orchestration7.Integrated Release and Cutover ActivitiesDraft and execute final cutover plans per project for :1. SIT Build releases and environment cutovers2. UAT Build releases and business validation cutovers3. Production Cutover releases and full business cutovers4. Release and Cutover plans in excel or .mpp cutover.5. Tracking Issues Log related to cutover.6. Lessons Learned report for each cutover iteration for each project.8. Other plans as related to cutover process.9. Weekly Status Updates during course of project10. Daily status updates during course of cutoverKnowledge & ExperienceMinimum of 8+ years of combined experience; Project Management & Cutover / Release Planningincluding on-premise, technical integrations and SaaS deployments.Collaboration, sharing information and actively developing an internal and external network to leverage and evolve best practices and supporting success of team members.Focus on customers : creating positive experiences through active listening, seeking feedback for action continuous improvements, and follow through.Communicating with all levels of management.Excellent oral and written communication skills.Mature problem-solving skills, along with a demonstrated ability to organize complex business topics into common language.Experience working with external software vendors.Note; this is an opportunity with a Microserve client.Seniority levelSeniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeEmployment typeContractJob functionJob functionInformation TechnologyIT Services and IT ConsultingReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Microserve by 2xSign in to set job alerts for Release Manager roles.Manager, Environment & Release ManagementManager or Senior Manager-Enablon Implementation Consultant-Climate Change & Sustainability ServicesSr. Manager - Delivery Leads and Solution Architects - Microsoft DynamicsSenior PM, Major Projects Medical SchoolBusiness Analyst II - Performance ManagementOperations Business Analyst - 12 Month ContractBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada 22 hours agoManager, Clinical Operations & Program ServicesSoftware Engineering Manager - Ubuntu Linux KernelManager, Clinical Services / Program Operations Alouette Correctional Centre for Women (ACCW), Maple Ridge BC - Correctional Health ServicesMaple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada 1 month agoManager, Clinical Operations & Program Services - Pediatric EmergencySurrey, British Columbia, Canada 1 month agoWere unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.J-18808-LjbffrCreate a job alert for this searchRelease Manager New Westminster, Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada #J-18808-Ljbffr